Middlefork Savanna
| Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve | |
|---|---|
  Location in Illinois  Middlefork Savanna (the United States) | |
| Location | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42°13′25″N 87°52′29″W / 42.2236°N 87.8747°W |
| Area | 687 acres (278 ha) |
| Established | 2002 |
| Website | [2] |
Middlefork Savanna is a nature preserve made up of 687 acres (278 ha) in Lake Forest, Illinois. Several biomes including oak savannas, dry-mesic prairies, wet-mesic prairies, marshes, deciduous woodlands, and sedge meadows as well as a portion of the North Branch of the Chicago River are found in the preserve. The Middlefork Savanna also contains 25 acres (10 ha) of the “highest quality tallgrass savanna of its kind” in the United States.[1]
History
Middlefork Savanna opened to the public in 2002. The preserve’s land was purchased by the Lake County Forest Preserves in phases, the first of which was 43 acres (17 ha) in 1989. The last addition to the preserve was made in 2000.[1]